Toy.



C. B. MANGELSDORFF.

TOY.

APPLIOATION FILED 0011.23, 1911.

LOSC/612 Patented May 6,1913.

i oAnL BnR'rHoLn MANGELSDORFF, F BERGEDORVFF, GERMANY, ASSIGOR TO ALASTAIR M. FRAME, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application ledOctober 23, 1911.

Serial No. 656,302. l

To all whom t may concern v Be it known that I, CARL Bnnrnonn MAN` eiii.sDoRFr, a subject of the Emperor of Ger- "many, and a resident of Bergedoiii", Gerprovide a toy 85 this specification, and will then be out In the claims at the end of the,V escripmany, have invented a. certain new und useful Improvement i'n Toys, of which the i'ollowing is a full, clear, and exact specification.

This invention relates more particularly to a classof spinning or humming tops which heretofore werev niadeto rota-'te by a 'rapid unwinding of a string wound about the top or its handle before it is' thrown, or dropped, or made to rotate by means of a spring or`whip. l

My invent-ion has for its object primarily to provide a toy wherein a top is adapted to be used in conJunction with a gun or toy'- pis'tolfrom which it is shot so that it will rotate rapidly and for a considerable length of time upon the ground or othersuitable place, `and which is designed to aiford a. great deal of pleasure and amusement especiallyto children in that practically no skill or previous instruction is required in order toknow the manner of manipulating the to further object' of the invention is to of simple,inexpensive and efficient construction, and which' is susceptible of being made so as to be very durable.

With these and other objects. in view, the invention will be hereinafter more particularly described with reference to the accompanying drawing, which ,forms a .part o In the drawing, Figure 1 :is o side View,

partly insection and partly in' detail, of one form of toy embo ying my invention.' Fig., 2 is a view ofthe top when; dropped and;l

spinning upon'the ground. '3 is esec-V tion vtaken .011, .the line III-II o? Fig. 1, and

formlofjtiliiteh employed in the toy.

The f yf. embodyi-n'g'my invention comlA prises niiiiil'y 'gun or toy-pistoll() and atop.

ointed 4ings in said teeth and Ilhe end of the barrel 12 at the handle thereof is closed by a. plate 14 midway of which terior surface of the muzzle of said barrel is'e. rigidly held inner collar 15. Over the muzzle of the barrel 12 and over the collar 15-a is provided a winding element, or sleeve 16. The sleeve 16 is of suiiicient'length to extend some distance beyond the in uzzle of the barrel 12, and also extends upon said.A

barrel some distance 4below the. collar .1 5

whereby an annular groovell'- is. provigdje.

between the barrel and said sleeve. sleeve 1G is rotatable upon the barrel 12,-

and in order to prevent its displacement= from 'said barrel as well' as sivin as a. guide while being rotated said sleeve-1s proposed in the groove 17. Within the sleeve the end of the muzzle ofthe barrel' '12, and

centrally of said 'disk is an .opening 2`().:-=- '.Il.

is an opening 15, and upon the ex#- Patented May 6, 1913.

manipulated by a person for spinning the 16'1 vided with a pin 18 having its free end diS` 7 Projecting through and rigidly heid iii the opening 20 of the disk 19 is one end ofA a rod or shaft 21 whereby said rod will be' revolved when the sleeve 16 is rotated, aiidy in the opening 15 .of 'the plate ..14 at the' opi posite end of thebarrel 12. Upontheend the opposite end of the rod 21"is rotat;ble

of the rod 2l extending beyondfthedisk- 19 i is fastened one endof a clutch or co1larj22 havin one edge thereof. notched whereby a plura ity of teeth 23 are provided, and the other end of disk 19. Transversely'of the teeth 23 of the collar 22 is provided 'a gripping member 24 consisting preferably'o t .W0 spring rods '.25 and 26 whichnre directed through two openrelation crosswisyof said collar, as shown iii' Fig. 3.A The spring rods 25 and 26 are spaced' a art for a sufficient distance to permit the enga gement. f

rato et or tojothed wheel 27, and'encircliii said rod is 'a spiralfspring y28. One end o asf said.. collar abnts against the extend in parallel .p ug' to be inserted 'therebetween and held so that it'may be easily released from :its

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the spring 28 is fasteneth'as at 30, to the disk or plate 19 of the sleeve 16 or may be attached to the rod- 2,1, and the other end of said spring is held-to a pin 291providedi Within the barrel 12in proximity to the ratchet Wheel 27 so that wvlien said spring is tensioned' by rotation ofthe sleevel the rod 21 willbe wound for projecting the top 11, as will be hereinafter tinore fully de-l scribed. l

Movably guided in a slot provided in the handle 13 of the`gun is a trigger or lever handle,

Afor operatingor shooting the gun.

-trigger 31 is adapted to normally engage the ratchet Wheel 27,' and for this purpose a spring, as 33, is provided. The spring 33 is substantially Ushaped, and one ofits ends Y is fastened Within the handle 13 while its is of a: diameter to lar 22 upon the rod 21 o of teeth'36 of asimilar of the spiral spring other end is .iii movable engagement with the underside of the trigger 31.

The'top 11 which is used in conjunction .with thefgun 10 may be of any desired form, and 4has a spinning pointor plug 34 which lit snu ly within the col- 'said gun. Upon the plug 34 and some distance from. its free' end -is .provided a clutch or collar 35 one edge of which is notched 'or has a plurality formation to the teeth 23 of the collar 22. I

In operatingthe toy the rod 24 ofthe gun is wound simultaneously with the tensioning 28 b rotation of the sleeve 16, as,above de`scri ed. The rod 21 will be held against reverse rotation by the `ratchet Wheel 27and the top- 11 isthen positioned so that t e plug 34fmay be inserted in the collar 22 ofsa-id rod-whereby the plug will be yieldiiigly held between the sprin rods 25 and 26 of the gripping member 24. The teeth 36-of the collar 35 of the top and the teeth 23 ofthe collar 22 of the `rod 21 of the gun will then be engagedfor holding the top in the muzzle of the gun. In order to propel the top from the gun for spinning upon asurfaee, asshown in Fig. 2, the trigger 31 is forced againstl the tension of the and .the top, will be spring 33 to-disengage it from the ratchet wheel 27. The tension of the s ring 28 Will thenrapidly rotate ther rod 2 and communicate its'movement of rotation to the plug ofgthe top which in tuin'willA be released from the engagement with the spring rods 25'and 26 of the gri ping member 245 shot rom the gun and spun upon the ground. 'i

. In the foregoing description I vhave embodiedthe preferred form of but 'Ido notj wish to befunderstood as limit' ing myself thereto,

my invention,

as I am aware that modifications .may be made; therein without 'demessie Vmean i the rod lWill propelled from the pistol.

a. hand-ie,

it' may be rotated, means provided upon the rod and adapted to detachably hold the plilig of the top when inserted in the muzzleof the barrel of thel pistol., a trigger movably held to the handle of the pistol, and means provided upon the rod and adapted to be engaged by the trigger to hold said rod lwhen rotated so 'that when the trigger is pulle for disengagement with the holding be reversely rotated by said -spring for imparting rotation to the top whereby its plug will be released and the top propelled from the pistoh a' toy, in combination, a top having a plug, pistol having a barrel and a handle,

a rod 'rotatable within the barrel, a spring adapted to be tensioned When theirod is rotated, means connected to the rod; whereby it may, be rot-ated, a vclutch provided. upon the rod and adapted to detachably hold the plug of the top when inserted in the muzzle of the barrel of the pistol, a trigger. niovably .held to the handle of the pistol, and means provided upon the rod and adapted to be lengaged by the trigger 'to hold said rod 'when rotated .so that when the trigger is 4pulled for disengagement with means the ro the holding k davill be ievei'sely rotatedv by said spring.A for imparting rotation to the top whereby its plug will be released and the top propelled from tune pistol.

3. In a toy, in-combination, a top having a plug, a pistol having a barrel and a handle, a rod' rotatable within ,the barrel, inea-iis connected to'tlie rod whereby' tated, a spring provided within the bari-el and adapted to be tensioned when the rod is rotated, a clutch provided upon the rod and adapted to detachably hold the plug of .thetop when inserted in the muzzle of the barrel of the pistol, a trigger to the handle of .the pistol, provided upon'the rod and movably held and a ratchet adapted to be engaged by the trigger to hold said" rod whenrotated so that when the trigger is it may be ropulled for disengagement with the ratchet Y tlie rod will be reversely rotated by said spring for imparting rotation to the top whereby its plug will he released and the 4.' In. awtoy, incombination, a top having1 a plug,'a pistol 'having a barrel. and a handle,

Loaders S3 a rod rotatable within the barrel,V a-jsleeve revolubly held upon the muzzle of the bartop when inserted in the muzzle of the barrotatable. within thebarrel, a ranged wit-hin" the. barrel and be-tensioned when the rod is rotated, a sleeve rel of the pistol, a trigger movably held to the 'handle of the'pistol, and means pro-- vided upon the rod and adapted to be engaged by the trigger to hold said rod when vrotated so that when .the trigger is pulled p for disengagement with the holding means.

the rod will be reversely rotated b said spring for imparting rotation to t e top whereby its plug will be released and the top propelled from the pistol.

5. In a toy, in combination, a to havinga plug, a clutch provided -upon t, e plug, a pistol having a barrel and a handle, a spring 'adapted to be tensioned whenthe rod is rotated, a sleeve revolubly held upon the Inuz-A 'zle .ot the barrel and connected tothe' rod whereby said rod may be -rotated when the sleeve 1s revolved, a cluteh provided fupon the; rod 'and adapted to detachably engage the clutch of the top when thej-plugis inf serted in the muzzle lof the barrel of the pistol, a trigger movably held to the A handle of the pistol, and means provided upon the rod and adapted to be'engaged' by 'the trigger to' hold said rod vwhen rotated so that when the trigger is pulled for disengage` ment with the holding means the-rod will bereversely rotated by said spring for im` parting rotation to the-top whereby said plug will be released and the top propelled from thepistol. 1 *i A 6. .In a-toy, in combination, a top having' a plug, a clutch provided upon the plug, a pistol having a barrel and a handle, a rod s 'ring ara apted to reijolubly held upon the barrel-and-connected to the rod whereby said rod' maybe rotated when the sleeve 1s revolved, means pro-4 vided upoil therod and adapted to detachably-enga'g'ethe clutch of thetop when the plug thereof is 'inserted in thev muzzle of theJba-rrel of the pistol, a trigger movably .held-'to; the handle of the pistol, and a ratchet Wheel provided upon' the rod and adapted to 'be engaged by the tri ger to hold said rod when rotated so that v ien the trigger is pulled for disengagement with [he ratchet wheel the rod will be reversely rotated by said spring for imparting rotation to the top whereby its plug will be released `'and the top propelled from the pistol.

Ina toy, -in combination, a top having alplug, a clutch provided upon the plug, a (pistol having a barrel and 4a.handle, a r1o rotatable. within the barrel, a spiral spring arranged-around the rod and adapted handle,

to be tensioned when the rod is rotated, mea-ns provided upon the barrel and adapted to .rotate the rod, a clutch provided upon the rod and adapted to detachably engage the clutch of the top when`the plug thereof is inserted in the muzzle of the barrel `of the' istol,. a trigger movably held to the han le of the pistol, and means provided upon the rod 'and adapted to be engaged by .the trigger to hold said rod when rotated so that whenthe trigger is pulled for disengagement with the holding means the rod will bereversely rotated by said spring for be rotated when Athe sleeve is revolved, e500]-- lar held upon the end of the rod .at the muzzle of the barrel, ayielding grip ing element provided upon. the collar and' adapted to detachably engage the'plugV of the top when inserted in the muzzle o the barrel of the pistol, a trigger movably held to the handle of the pistol, and a ratchet wheel provided upon the rod and adapted to be engaged by the trigger to hold said rod when rotatedv so that when the trigger is pulled .for disengagement with the ratchet wheel the rod will be reversely rotated by said spring for imparting rotation to the top whereby 'top propelled from the pistol. A

9. Ina toy, a .pistol having a barrel and a a rodl rotatable in the barrel, a spring arranged within the barrel and adapted to be tensioned when the rodris rotated, means connected to 'the rod whereby it may -be rotated, a collar having one end held upon the rod at the muzzle of the barrel, a plurality of teeth formed upon the its plug will be released and the opposite end of the collar, a yielding grip'- .ping element provided upon the collar, a

trigger movablyheld to the handle of the pistol, land a ratchet. wheel vprovided upon the rod and adapted to be engaged by the trigger t0 hold-said-rod when rotated so that pulled for disengagewhen the trigger is ment with the ratchet wheel the rod will be reversely rotated by said spring.

l0. In a toy, a pistol having a barrel and a handle, a rod rotatable in the barrel', a spiral spring arrangcdaround the rod and adapted'to be tensionedwhen the rod is rotated, a'sleeve revolubly held upon the barrel at the muzzle thereof a-ndconnected to therodfor rotating said rod, a collar hav- `ing one end held upon the rod at the muzzle of the. barrel and .having openings transvrsely therethrough, two-spring rocis drivs-I f'ratehet wheel the rod will be reversely ro- 1`0 l 1' posedy'through the openin s of'the collar, tated by said s pring. vaplurality of teeth `forme upon the 'opgo- This 'specification si nedV and witnessed lsite e'nd of `theco11ar,- a trigger Inova.

this second day of Octo er A.' D. 1911. held to ',thegjhandle'of the pistol, and a.

I' ratchet wheel.- provided upon the rodI and I CARL BERTHOLD MNQELSDORFF' adapted-to be enga'g'ed by the trigger to hold. Witnesses:

' said rod when rotated so that when the RIQHARD'DUMMERS, trigger is pulledfor dsengagementwith the ADOLF PRIES. 

